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Blizzard announces World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Next WoW expansion detailed 24 August 2009 9:34 GMT
Exactly as we predicted, Blizzard has announced the next expansion pack for the world's largest MMORPG - World of Warcraft. Titled "Cataclysm", the pack will see major changes to the world of Azeroth, as well as increased level cap (to 85) and new playable races.
Official World of Warcraft magazine launched
International quarterly title 20 August 2009 11:22 GMT
Five years on from its release, Blizzard's World of Warcraft MMO is still going strong, and has 11.5 million players across the world - more than the population of Greece.

As a result, Blizzard is launching an official magazine in conjunction with Future Publishing....
New playable races for World of Warcraft leaked
Goblins and Worgen rumoured as playable 12 August 2009 10:52 GMT
The next expansion for World of Warcraft has been the subject of intense speculation, ever since developers Blizzard trademarked the term "Cataclysm". Now, it appears that two new playable races have leaked - Goblins and Worgen.

Community site Wow.com is quoting...
World of Warcraft gets 3.2 patch
Call of the Crusade 5 August 2009 10:39 GMT
World of Warcraft servers in Europe are - at the time of writing - down for a substantial content update. The patch - titled Call of the Crusade but known to most players as "patch 3.2" includes a brand new dungeon and battleground, as well as plenty of other improvements...
Addiction therapists sign up for WoW
Go in-game to find work 28 July 2009 15:21 GMT
There are reports that therapists are trying a new tactic to reach people that they think are "addicted" to online games like World of Warcraft - they're joining the game themselves.

Dr Richard Graham, a consultant psychiatrist at the Tavistock Centre in London,...
TweetCraft puts Twitter in World of Warcraft
@illidian you r not prepared lol #lichking 3 July 2009 14:49 GMT
You might think combining the hyper-social Twitter with the (arguably) antisocial World of Warcraft would be a bad idea, but someone's gone and done it anyway.

TweetCraft is an add-on for World of Warcraft that will let you use Twitter from within the game....
Next-gen Xbox confirmed by developer
Blizzard reveals Microsoft development discussions 27 March 2009 16:20 GMT
Exciting news for gamers - Microsoft is deep in the development process for the successor to the Xbox 360 games console, it's been revealed.

One of the first credible reports on the topic, Blizzard's Rob Pardo has confirmed that his company has taken part in...
WOW character re-customisation launches in Europe
Get a sex change if you fancy it... 15 January 2009 16:27 GMT
World of Warcraft gamers in Europe will now be able to get their hands on the character re-customisation service that launched in the US last month.

The service is accessible from the "Manage Account" page on the official website and will enable gamers to change...
First Arabic MMO to enter open beta in early 2009
Closed beta ending on 30 December 29 December 2008 16:56 GMT
The first Arabic online MMO game is set to enter its open beta test in early 2009, after its second closed beta finishes on 30 December.

Arabic Rappelz, published by Game Power 7, is an Arabic version of Rappelz, a famous MMORPG that is already published in...
Facebook starts new genre of social network gaming
Ready-made network of friends to play games with 29 December 2008 15:18 GMT
Internet games may have been around for a while now, but social networking websites are apparently causing more people to turn online games than ever.

Apparently the rise in popularity of social networking sites like Facebook has attracted millions of people...
World of Warcraft hits 11.5 million subscribers
Wrath of the Lich King helps hit milestone 24 December 2008 14:08 GMT
Blizzard Entertainment has announced that its MMORPG World of Warcraft, is now being played by more than 11.5 million subscribers worldwide.

This new high was reached following the release of the game's second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King on 13 November.
Bush shoe attack hits the casual gaming world
Play the game here... 17 December 2008 12:31 GMT
You've seen the YouTube video, now play the game. The shoe-throwing attack of Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi on President Bush at the weekend has been made into an online Flash game by developer T-Enterprise.

The YouTube footage of the incident has already...
Wrath of the Lich King becomes fastest selling PC game ever
Sells 2.8 million copies worldwide in first 24 hours 20 November 2008 15:09 GMT
Blizzard has said that the World of Warcraft's second expansion pack, Wrath of the Lich King, has sold more than 2.8 million copies in its first day on sale.

Its performance has earnt the game the title of fastest-selling PC game of all time, eclipsing the record...
WOW: Wrath of Lich King launches
Thousands of fans queue for midnight debut 13 November 2008 10:02 GMT
The second expansion pack for the World of Warcraft has gone on sale giving fans of the online game a chance to explore new territories, characters and booty.

Over 2000 gamers queued through the day to be one of the first to get their hands on the new expansion...
Blizzard announces Lich King midnight launches
UK event at HMV in Oxford Street 31 October 2008 10:46 GMT
For those you that want to get your hands on World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King at the earliest possible opportunity, Blizzard has released details of midnight store openings worldwide

The UK event will take place at Oxford Street's HMV in London, where...
Publishers accuse non-gamers of game piracy
"Hundreds" of innocent people contacted 30 October 2008 19:14 GMT
As games firms are getting tougher on illegal file sharers, and cracking down on pirates, it appears they could also be accusing hundreds of innocent people in the process.

These claims come from a Which? Computing investigation, which was kicked off when the...
World of Warcraft tops 11 million subscribers
Since its first release in 2004 29 October 2008 13:12 GMT
Popular MMO World of Warcraft now has over 11 million subscribers playing the game.

Blizzard has announced its milestone ahead of the release of the new expansion pack, Wrath of the Lich King, which is due out on 13th November.

"It's been very...
Blizzard gets $6m in Warcraft bot case
But still wants more 2 October 2008 15:50 GMT
Blizzard, the studio behind popular MMO World of Warcraft, has won $6m (around £3.36m) in damages against MDY Industries, the creators of the WOWGlider software "bot".

Blizzard lodged a case against MDY stating that the company's World of Warcraft Glider software...
Second expansion pack for World of Warcraft coming soon
On sale from 13 November 16 September 2008 15:03 GMT
Almost 2 years after the first expansion pack, cult game World of Warcraft is getting an update.

Game developer Blizzard is to launch the second expansion pack - called The Wrath of the Lich King - on 13 November.

But what can gamers look forward...
Blizzard calls for Microsoft push PC gaming
Thinks more can be done 1 July 2008 18:45 GMT
Pauls Sams, Blizzard's chief operating officer, has called for Microsoft to put its backing behind the Windows operating system as a gaming platform.

Sams said he thought the company needed to shift its emphasis from the Xbox 360 and focus more on the PC.
Diablo III announced as in development
Popular RPG returns 30 June 2008 13:26 GMT
Blizzard has announced the release of Diablo III at its Worldwide Invitational in Paris.

The third instalment in the popular action-RPG series is being developed for PC and Mac, with the company confirming it had no plans for console versions.

Blizzard...
Blizzard to sell WOW Authenticator
Keeps your account safe from hackers 27 June 2008 15:57 GMT
Blizzard has announced plans to sell an Authenticator device that will help to keep World of Warcraft accounts secure.

Described as "lightweight and waterproof" and attachable to a keyring, the Authenticator will generate a unique six-digit security code at...
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King announced at BlizzCon
Second expansion revists wasteland of Northrend 3 August 2007 21:57 GMT
Blizzard Entertainment has announced a new expansion pack for the World of Warcraft at its annual BlizzCon gaming festival.

The second expansion to World of Warcraft will be called the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King and will open the forbidding wasteland...
World of Warcraft expansion discovered
Details of expansion found in US Patent Office 3 August 2007 10:50 GMT
Details of a World of Warcraft expansion pack, titled Wrath of the Lich King, have been found on the online database of the US Patent and Trademark Office.

The title has formerly been seen on the database of the Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK), the...
World of Warcraft subscribers hit 9 million
Another million added in last 6 months 25 July 2007 0:51 GMT
World of Warcraft is showing no signs of stopping with the announcement that its supassed 9 million subscribers worldwide.

According to its makers, Blizzard Entertainment, say that the latest expansion pack Burning Crusade is responsible for the increased subscriptions....